Burgl Färbinger (10 October 1945 – 6 June 2025) was a German

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether ...

who competed in the

1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 (), were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964. The city was a ...

and

1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. The 1968 Winter Games marked the first time ...

. She was born in Oberau,

Bavaria Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a States of Germany, state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the list of German states by area, largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total l ...

, Germany. She had been married to the

luge A luge () is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds Supine position, supine (face-up) and feet-first. A luger begins seated, propelling themselves initially from handles on either side of the start ramp, then steers by using the Ca ...

r Max Leo. She died on 6 June 2025, aged 80.

Olympic events

1964 Winter Olympics, competing for

United Team of Germany The United Team of Germany () was a combined team of athletes from West Germany and East Germany that competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympic Games, Winter and Summer Olympic Games. In 1956, the team also included athletes from a third ...

: * Women's downhill – 12th place * Women's giant slalom – 18th place * Women's slalom – disqualified 1968 Winter Olympics, competing for

West Germany West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republi ...

: * Women's downhill – 14th place * Women's giant slalom – 10th place * Women's slalom – 6th place

References

1945 births 2025 deaths German female alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for the United Team of Germany Alpine skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for West Germany Skiers from Upper Bavaria People from Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district) 20th-century German sportswomen {{Germany-alpine-skiing-bio-stub